Pink Feathers, Photo Ribbons, and Countdowns

It's not as cool as gold, frankincense, and mur but I have 3 Happy Holiday goodies to share today!

These ideas are FAST and EASY
for the multitudes of those who chant
"I don't have any time..."

1) RIBBON Photo Holders

I never put photos on our fridge EXCEPT at Christmas. Actually, our house is far more cluttered at Christmastime than any other time of the year! During the holidays I put up old photos of Christmas' from our history and past. It is fun to reminisce and see them each year. I also display all the SANTA shots from each year.

See that extra ribbon in the photo above?
That is where this SANTA 2009 photo goes!

However, as the years have passed, we've collected more and more photos! After I had them hanging on the fridge it just looked like a cluttered mess.
So I brainstormed a solution. This simple RIBBON idea solved my problem!

Simply use magnets to attach a long piece of holiday ribbon to your fridge. Then use colored paperclips to hang the photos. It gives a fun look!

I also did this for our collection of Christmas trees.
Each year I display photos of our tree from every year since we've been married
...that's 9 trees, yo! ;)

2) Romantic Countdown

Advent calendars add anticipation and delight for kids.
But this is a little spin on the idea. Make one for your LOVE.

I have had this quilted Advent Calender since our 2nd year of marriage.

Traditions...

Every year I write 24 love notes to my best friend for him to open each day. They are simple lines of what I really like about him or simple lines of appreciation for particular things he did for our family that year.
A few of the notes have been the SAME every single year, haha...for example,

"I Love, Love the way you walk". Seriously, his walk always gets me, so I like to remind him. {wink}

Some just say, "Thank you Baby for working so diligently this year providing our family with blessing after blessing".

But most of them are surprises,
new messages straight from my heart.

I feel entirely grateful to have Chris in my life.
He is the best Daddy to our boys I could ever hope for and
my perfect teammate.
We JUST FIT.

By the way, for all you boring people UN-romantics...the last note on Christmas Eve is always a Magazine Subscription to a new magazine. Surely you can endure 23 sappy notes if the reward is a super cool magazine subscription at the end!

3)Feather Wreath

This last one is a little project that literally took me 5 minutes! PUH-LEASE don't say you don't have time for this.

My itty bitty pink powder bathroom constantly gets me giddy. I wanted to embellish it for the holidays and thought a fluffy feather wreath with a brown polka-dotted bow would do the trick!

To make this as inexpensive as possible I easily cut the middle out of a paper plate rather than spending $5 for a wreath form. I used a Hobby Lobby coupon that you can print online ANYTIME to get 40% off a pink feather boa. This total spent on this wreath was under $3!

I wrapped the boa around the plate and tied it off.
Uncomplicated...
and as my 5 year old says, "easy peasy".

What little ideas will become a statement or tradition in your home?
You know I love them, so please share!

This post is linked to:
Works for Me Wednesday
It's so Very Creative
Hooked on Houses
Southern Hospitality
Inspired Room
The Nester
DIY Showoff
DIY Day
Today's Creative Blog
Show and Tell
Holly Bash
Tidy Mom

Don't forget to check out this post I have here on making the holidays easier and {almost} stress free!